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Those little carter 2bbls are good carbs with the right jets and rods in them. Cool thanks, when I first got it it ran like a sewing machine but when I parked it it was deiseling on me and I had no idea how to work on an engine, but I think it's worth tearing into now.

Thanks again all for the info, from what I have gathered here is that if I do a good overhaul on the old electical systems and tune everything to spec and maybe some nice exhaust and a manifold it really shouldnt do to bad unless my foot gets heavy. I just realy miss the on demand power of my...

Thanks for that info, so new points and cond are "ok" other than the replacement factor, the 318 I am talking about used to burn them up quikly. But that may be a timing problem or valve thing possibly? Or bad coil? And also I wasnt near as good at mechanicing back then, I probably had them way...

I was deffinatly going to go with HEI upgrade I hear it makes a huge difference, and of course a huge tune up all the way around. I want to say when I was running the old 318 and didnt know at all how to tune a carb or timing it was getting around 16mpg and thats in a fairly light weight 71...

Hey all, Havent been on here in a while but I was hoping to get some fuel mileage reports from folks running a 318 with any type of carb in a 2door A body, I am considering dropping my stock 1971 318 into my two door Dart and would like to know what to expect out of it in good running condition.

Will do , thanks for the tip

Sorry about that maybe the added info to the initial thread can get me some answers.

In first gear warmed up good if I hit it to hard it hits a hesitation bad enough that it feels like it died and probably would if I lift my foot, but it grabs good if I stay on the gas with realy good power, is this a vacuum advance thing or points maybe? Oh ya sorry it's a stock 1970 single...